Supervised Work

Supervised theses

  • Johnathon MichaelRackham, "Magnetic Ordering and Dynamics in Assemblies of Magnetite Nanoparticles Throughout the Superparamagnetic Transition" (PhD Dissertation, 2025). Full Text PDF
  • Colby SingintWalker, "Effect of X-Ray Illumination on Magnetic Domain Memory in [Co/Pd]/IrMn Multilayers" (Masters Thesis, 2022). Full Text PDF
  • MichaelVaka, "Mapping In-situ Morphological Phase Transitions of Magnetic Domains in [Co/Pt]_N Multilayers" (Senior Thesis, 2022). Full Text PDF
  • Johnathon MichaelRackham, "Modeling Inter-Particle Magnetic Correlations in Magnetite Nanoparticle Assemblies Using X-ray Magnetic Scattering Data" (Masters Thesis, 2022). Full Text PDF
  • DanielMcPherson, "Exploring the Dynamics of Magnetic Fluctuations in Magnetite Nanoparticles" (Senior Thesis, 2021). Full Text PDF
  • MasonParkes, "Investigating a loss of Magnetic Domain Memory in a [Co/Pd]/IrMn Thin film" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • AlexCahoon, "Instrumental Developments for a Surface Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (SMOKE) Magnetometer" (Capstone, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • BrittniNewbold, "Modeling the Magnetic Ordering of Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticle Assemblies" (Senior Thesis, 2018). Full Text PDF
  • DaltonGriner, "Study of Magnetite Nanoparticle Assemblies Using X-ray Resonance Magnetic Scattering (XRMS)" (Senior Thesis, 2016). Full Text PDF
  • MatthewHealey, "Topology of the Magnetic Domains of a Co/Pt Multilayer with 16Å Cobalt Layers" (Capstone, 2016). Full Text PDF
  • DallinSmith, "X-ray Studies and Magnetic Ordering Modeling of Chains of Magnetite Nanoparticles" (Senior Thesis, 2016). Full Text PDF
  • AlexSafsten, "Mapping Magnetic Memory in [Co/Pd]IrMn Thin Films Under Exchange Bias Conditions" (Senior Thesis, 2015). Full Text PDF
  • YanpingCai, "Spin and Orbital Moments and Magnetic Order in Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Assemblies" (Masters Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • MateaTrevino, "Fabrication and Characterization of Superparamagnetic Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • AndrewWestover, "Evolution of Magnetic Domain Morphology in Co/Pt Thin Films" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • MatthewRytting, "Effect of Field Cooling on Magnetic Domain Memory in Exchange Coupled Thin Films" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • YoungwoongByun, "Exchange Bias in [Co/Pd]/IrMn Thin Films" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • JosephNelson, "Spatial And Temperature Dependence Of Magnetic Domain Memory Induced By Exchange-Coupling" (Senior Thesis, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • BrianWilcken, "Magnetic Memory In Exchange Bias Thin Films" (Senior Thesis, 2009). Full Text PDF

Supervised REU projects:


  • Adam Christiansen - August 2019         
  • Misael Campos - August 2019         

  • Shelby Klomp - August 2018

    "Fabrication and characterization of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles of controlled size" 

  • Luis Ortiz - August 2018
    Jeremy Metzner - August 2017   

    "Morphological phase transition of magnetic domains in [Co(12Å)/Pt(4Å)]    multilayers" 

             "Magnetic domain morphology in multilayers [Co(4Å)/Pt(4Å)]    thin films"" 

  • David montelalegre - August 2016                        

  • Magnetic domain morphology in multilayers [Co(4Å)/Pt(4Å)]    thin films""